Anti-Corruption Compliance. None of the Group Companies, their respective directors, officers, and, to the knowledge of the Company, agents, employees or other Persons that act for or on behalf of any Group Company, authorized or made, either directly or indirectly through any third party, any gift, offer, promise, or payment of anything of value: (a) to any Governmental Official (as defined below) with the intent or purpose of (i) influencing any act or decision of such Governmental Official in his or her official capacity, (ii) inducing such Governmental Official to do or omit to do any act in violation of the lawful duty of such Governmental Official, (iii) securing any improper advantage for any Group Company, or (iv) inducing such Governmental Official to use his or her influence with a government or instrumentality thereof, political party or international organization to affect or influence any act or decision of such government or instrumentality, political party or international organization, in order to assist any Group Company or in obtaining or retaining business for or with, or directing business to, any person, except to the extent that such conduct was expressly permitted by applicable Law; or (b) to any Person in violation of any Law against commercial or official bribery or corruption, including, but not limited to, the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (“FCPA”). As used in this subsection, “Governmental Official” means (a) any employee or official of any government, including any employee or official of any entity owned or controlled by a government, (b) any employee or official of a political party, (c) any candidate for political office or his or her employee, or (d) any employee or official of an international organization. Each Group Company has implemented policies and procedures to prevent and detect violations of the FCPA and any other Law against commercial or official bribery or corruption.
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Samples: Convertible Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement, Convertible Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement, Convertible Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement (The9 LTD)
Anti-Corruption Compliance. None of the Group CompaniesCompany or its Subsidiaries, their respective directors, officers, and, to the knowledge of the Company, agents, employees or other Persons that act for or on behalf of Company or any Group Companyof its Subsidiaries, authorized or made, either directly or indirectly through any third party, any gift, offer, promise, or payment of anything of value: (aA) to any Governmental Official (as defined below) with the intent or purpose of (iw) influencing any act or decision of such Governmental Official in his or her official capacity, (iix) inducing such Governmental Official to do or omit to do any act in violation of the lawful duty of such Governmental Official, (iiiy) securing any improper advantage for any Group Company, or (ivz) inducing such Governmental Official to use his or her influence with a government or instrumentality thereof, political party or international organization to affect or influence any act or decision of such government or instrumentality, political party or international organization, in order to assist any Group Company or in obtaining or retaining business for or with, or directing business to, any person, except to the extent that such conduct was expressly permitted by applicable Law; or (bB) to any Person in violation of any Law against commercial or official bribery or corruption, including, but not limited to, the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (“FCPA”). As used in this subsection, “Governmental Official” means (aA) any employee or official of any government, including any employee or official of any entity owned or controlled by a government, (bB) any employee or official of a political party, (cC) any candidate for political office or his or her employee, or (dD) any employee or official of an international organization. Each Group The Company has implemented implemented, and shall continue to implement, policies and procedures to prevent and detect violations of the FCPA and any other Law against commercial or official bribery or corruption.
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Samples: Share Purchase Agreement (Yu Dong), Share Purchase Agreement (News Corp), Share Purchase Agreement (Bona Film Group LTD)
Anti-Corruption Compliance. None of the Group Companies, their respective directors, officers, and, to the knowledge Knowledge of the Company, agents, employees or other Persons that act for or on behalf of any Group Company, authorized or made, either directly or indirectly through any third party, any gift, offer, promise, or payment of anything of value: (a) to any Governmental Official (as defined below) with the intent or purpose of (i) influencing any act or decision of such Governmental Official in his or her official capacity, (ii) inducing such Governmental Official to do or omit to do any act in violation of the lawful duty of such Governmental Official, (iii) securing any improper advantage for any Group Company, or (iv) inducing such Governmental Official to use his or her influence with a government or instrumentality thereof, political party or international organization to affect or influence any act or decision of such government or instrumentality, political party or international organization, in order to assist any Group Company or in obtaining or retaining business for or with, or directing business to, any person, except to the extent that such conduct was expressly permitted by applicable Law; or (b) to any Person in violation of any Law against commercial or official bribery or corruption, including, but not limited to, the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (“FCPA”). As used in this subsection, “Governmental Official” means (a) any employee or official of any government, including any employee or official of any entity owned or controlled by a government, (b) any employee or official of a political party, (c) any candidate for political office or his or her employee, or (d) any employee or official of an international a supranational organization. Each Group Company has implemented policies and procedures to prevent and detect violations of the FCPA and any other Law against commercial or official bribery or corruption.
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Samples: Share Purchase Agreement, Share Purchase Agreement (Zhu Jun), Share Purchase Agreement (Ark Pacific Investment Management LTD)